Johannes Bumüller

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the pastor of the same name, see Johannes Bumüller (Pastor) .

Johannes Bumüller, approx. 1870/80

Johannes Bumüller (born December 29, 1811 in Schelklingen ; † September 13, 1890 in Ravensburg ) was a German high school professor , editor and Catholic writer.

Life

Johannes Bumüller was born as the son of the cloth maker and city councilor Johann Georg Bumiller and his wife Gertrud, b. Zagst, born and baptized with the first name Johannes Evangelist . The gifted boy first attended elementary school in Schelklingen, then from autumn 1822 to grammar school in Ehingen / Donau and from 1827 the lower Konvikt in Rottweil , in order to be accepted into the Wilhelmsstift in the winter semester of 1831/32 . At the University of Tübingen , Bumüller initially studied Catholic theology with the aim of pursuing a spiritual career, but left at his own request in autumn 1834, and studied classical philology and philosophy until the winter semester 1834/35. After leaving the Wilhelmsstift, he had to reimburse the monastery for the costs of the Konvikt in the amount of 900 guilders, which is why he was forced to pursue a livelihood immediately after completing his studies in February 1835. He completed his philology studies with a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Tübingen.

Bumüller took his first job as a senior teacher at the Thurgau Seminary in Kreuzlingen (Switzerland). As early as July 1837 he was able to repay the 900 guilders in full. On July 31, 1837 he was appointed school inspector for the Gottlieben district. In July 1840 he graduated as high school professor. In 1842 he applied for the position of professor at the grammar school in Ehingen , and again in 1843 for a teaching position at the lower grammar school. In 1846 he tried to get the Preceptorat Spaichingen and in the same year again for a job in Ehingen. His applications were evidently unsuccessful, and Bumüller initially stayed in Kreuzlingen.

As a result of the effects of the revolution of 1848 in the canton of Thurgau, which did not suit his political and ecclesiastical attitude, he came to Stuttgart in 1849, where he edited the Deutsche Volksblatt for several years . In the 1850s he moved to Freiburg im Breisgau, where he headed the editorial staff for the first edition of Herder's Conversations-Lexikon , as well as for the first volumes of the second edition published from 1875 to 1879.

From 1857 Bumüller lived in Ravensburg, where he was responsible for the editing of the Oberschwäbischer Anzeiger for a while . He was a sought-after employee of Catholic newspapers, such as the Stuttgarter Deutsches Volksblatt and the Kölnische Volkszeitung . He was also involved in the founding of the Pius-Werk (now a Catholic men's work). In 1868 he was one of the founding members of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings .

The reading books for elementary schools, which he (co-) wrote and edited by Herder-Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau, reached their 78th edition in 1888. His textbook for history lessons, Die Allgemeine Geschichte (as the title of the first edition) and Die Weltgeschichte (from the second edition onwards) were equally widespread in Catholic schools . It appeared from the first edition (1844) to the seventh (1895-1897) in different versions ("for high schools, secondary and higher middle schools"; "for middle schools", "for middle schools and for self-teaching" etc.) and with changing subtitles , the later editions mostly in three volumes (ancient, medieval, modern). As a loyal son of his church, Bumüller promoted all Catholic interests.

From 1885 onwards, the decline in his physical and mental strength became noticeable, so that he had to renounce his beloved activity and was thrown on a very sick bed. On September 13, 1890, the 79-year-old passed away in Ravensburg as a result of repeated strokes.

Family relationships

Bumüller married Maria Katharina Anna Zengerle in Isny ​​on November 7, 1837 . The marriage resulted in two sons: first Friedrich Bumüller , b. in Kreuzlingen in Switzerland on July 14, 1842, who studied medicine in Tübingen, there for Dr. med. received his doctorate, and later became city doctor and medical council in Ravensburg. A grandson of Johannes Bumüller was the Catholic pastor and natural historian Johannes Bumüller (pastor) . The second son Franz Josef was born on September 21 in Ravensburg and studied law at the University of Tübingen from 1873 to 1877.

Fonts

• Language teaching for the elementary teacher. Developed with special consideration for rural schools . Rueß, Weinfelden 1841.
• The general story for high schools and similar schools . Publishing and retail bookstores for Belle-Vue, Belle-Vue at Constanz 1844 ( digitized version ) of the Georg Eckert Institute .
• The world history. A textbook for middle schools . 2 volumes. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1852 (2nd edition) ( digitized version ) of the Bavarian State Library.
• Reading book for Catholic elementary schools . 4 parts. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1852ff.
• (together with Ignaz Schuster , edit.): Comments on the use of the reader for Catholic elementary schools . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1852.
• Historical-geographical atlas for textbooks on world history. Twenty-five colored cards . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1856.
• History of the New Age for Middle Schools and Self-Tuition . (Fourth, improved edition), Freiburg im Breisgau 1858.
• (together with Ignaz Schuster, arrangement): Reading book for elementary schools . 6 parts. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1861ff.
• (together with Ignaz Schuster): The reading book in elementary school. Notes on its use . 3rd presumed edition, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1861.
• Geography for the youth. From the reading book by Bumüller and Schuster . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1865.
• Nature teaching for the youth. From the reading book by Dr. Bumüller and Dr. Cobbler . 2nd edition, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1866.
• Reading book for elementary schools (part 6). 8th edition, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1871 (digitized version)
• Wallenstein . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1880 (= collection of historical portraits; series 4,10).
• (together with Ignaz Schuster): German primer . 2 parts. New, illustrated edition based on the analytical-synthetic method, edited by R. Lippert. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1883ff.
• Pictures from world history 12., verb. Ed., Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1895 (digitized version)
• Geography 2., verb. Auf., Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1900 (digitized version)

Sources and literature

• Immo Eberl, with the collaboration of Irmgard Simon and Franz Rothenbacher: The families and civil status cases in the parishes of the city of Schelklingen (1602–1621, 1692–1875) and Ursprunging monastery (1657–1832) . 2. verb. and exp. Mannheim: Selbstverlag, 2012, No. 263, p. 108.
• Joseph Kehrein : Biographical literary lexicon of the Catholic German poets, folk and youth writers in the 19th century . 2 Vols. Leo Woerl'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Zurich, Stuttgart and Würzburg, 1868, 1871, here the biography in Vol. I, pp. 45–46.
• Karl Osswald: Professor Dr. Johannes Bumüller: a well-known Schelklinger of the last century . Schelklingen: unpublished manuscript, 1953.
• State Archives Ludwigsburg, inventory E 203 I: Ministerial Department for the Secondary Schools: Personnel files of teachers, Bü 237: Bumüller, Johannes (seminar teacher in Kreuzlingen and district school inspector in Gottlieben), geb. on December 29, 1811 in Schelklingen, 1 Bü, Qu. 1–5, 1841–1846.
• City archive Ravensburg, family books of the registry office, vol. 4, p. 280 (on Friedrich Bumüller).
• University archive Tübingen, Johannes Bumüller, student file No. 41 / 4.65.

Web links

• Literature by and about Johannes Bumüller in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The name "Bumüller" is also spelled "Bumiller" on various occasions.
2. ^ University archive Tübingen, Johannes Bumüller, student files No. 41/4, 65.
3. ↑ StA Ludwigsburg inventory E 203 I Bü 237. The last of the three résumés is reproduced here: "Your Royal Majesty! - Johannes Bumüller von Schelklingen, Oberamts Blaubeuren, currently seminar teacher in Kreuzlingen and school inspector of the district of Gottlieben, Canton Thurgau, asks very humbly for Transfer of the teaching position at the 2nd class of the Untergymnasium in Ehingen - I was born in Schelklingen, Oberamts Blaubeuren on December 29, 1811. In the autumn of 1822 I came to the Untergymnasium Ehingen; in the 5 years of school I got 4 times the first prize In 1827 I was admitted to the lower Konvikt in Rottweil, where I went through the 4 courses of the upper secondary school; in the main locations I always maintained second place. In 1831 I was admitted to the Wilhelmsstift in Tübingen, in 1833 I was accepted as an applicant for the prize Philosophical Faculty received public praise in part. In the autumn of 1834, at my request, I was discharged from the Wilhelmsstift sen; Since I could not expect a job in the subject for the time being, but on the other hand I was supposed to reimburse over FL 900 for the  costs of the property and look for an honest livelihood for myself, I was obliged in February 1835 to apply for permission to take the position of a senior teacher at the Thurgau seminary while retaining my state and to be able to temporarily accept local citizenship rights. In July 1837 I paid in full the costs related to me in the Konvikt; in autumn I married Anna Zengerle von Isni, Oberamts Wangen; I have one child, Friedrich, born on July 14th, 1842. On July 31st, 1837 the Board of Education appointed me to be a school inspector. after the end of the statutory term of 6 years my employment was renewed. In July, 1840, I took the high school professorship exam and got the proficiency grade pretty good - good. Since then I have asked for an apprenticeship at the Obergymnasium Ehingen to graduate from III. Class at the Untergymnasium there, stopped at the Preceptorat Spaichingen. | Since I've been in Kreuzlingen, my experience as a teacher has prompted me to work as a writer to promote [the] youth education; In 1840 I wrote a school grammar with a special focus on the Thurgau schools, which was introduced as compulsory in the canton and was published in the 2nd edition .; In 1844 a “World History for High Schools and Similar Schools”, which is already out of print, and in 1846, at the request of the Education Council, a “rule and exercise book for language teaching in elementary schools.” | As a teacher, school inspector, commissary of the educational council, and as head of the cantonal and district conferences of teachers for many years, I have endeavored to fulfill my duty faithfully, and every year I have received full recognition from the educational council; Nevertheless, I never saw my position in the canton of Thurgau as anything other than a provisional one, and as a training school in which I wanted to train myself in order to be able to devote myself to the service of the patriotic school system with mature experience. | Württemberg has always remained dear to me, and I have never forgotten the benefits which I enjoyed as a pupil of many years; To work in a patriotic institution is my only wish, and should the Royal Grace give me the apprenticeship position I ask for, I would do my best as a teacher and educator of the entrusted youth to promote the to contribute to the patriotic welfare. | I'm dying. | Your Royal Majesty | Most submissive, most obedient | Johannes Bumüller. | Kreuzlingen, August 6, 1846. "
4. ^ First edition in 5 volumes, Herder, Freiburg i.Br. 1854-1857.
5. ↑ Eberl et al., 2012.
6. ↑ Oberschwäbischer Anzeiger. Official journal for the Ravensburg Oberamt.
7. ^ Association for the history of Lake Constance and its surroundings, statutes and list of members from December 1868: Stadtarchiv Lindau, B II / 85/4, acts of the city council, subject Bodensee-Geschichts-Verein, Tit. IV., Cap. 11, compartment 85, act 4.
8. ↑ Born in Riedhammer (Ried) near Isny ​​on October 12, 1815, daughter of Franz Xaver Zengerle, Bräumister in Zußdorf , former Oberamt Ravensburg, residing in the hamlet of Riedhammer (Ried) northwest of Isny , and his wife Anastasia Mayr, died on? ??.
9. ^ University archive Tübingen, student files 40 / 33,108.
10. ↑ "Dr. Johann Bumüller was born on December 29th. 1811 to Schelklingen 5 hours southwest of Ulm, attended high school in Ehingen and Rottweil (1823–31), then studied (1831–24) in Tübingen philology, philosophy and theology, decided on the subject, passed the examination for professorships at high schools and Lyceen with good results, then turned to Switzerland, since there was no hope of an early appointment in Württemberg. In Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau he worked from March 1835 to October 1849 as a senior teacher at the local school teacher seminar and school inspector in the district of Gottlieben, and during this time he also had some young French in his house who were learning the German language and familiarizing themselves with German literature wished to befriend. Thoroughly averse to radicalism, he could no longer enjoy his position after 1847, although he was genuinely friendly with the director Wehrli († 1855), and in 1849 he was dismissed. Since then he has been privatizing in various places (Stuttgart, Freiburg, currently Ravensburg), engaged in educational and mainly historical work and studies. ”[The publications follow].